Northranger

Thanks Bro!

I am going to be commuting between provinces for a while and will have a tank or two starting in my BC apartment (surprise!). Does anyone know of a BC (Vancouver area) site similar to this one? ...and Yes, I know nothing is equivalent to AA lol.

As mentioned by earlier poster, Alberta Building Code 2006 requires a permit (roughly $200) for any pond or pool more than 24 inches deep in Alberta. Apparently getting the permit after the fact is more expensive than getting one first, if you plan to go deeper than 24 inches. There are a whole bunch of regs. in the code regarding the pond and the required fencing... (i.e. 6 ft tall, inside locks on all gates, locks located at least 5 ft off the ground, etc. etc.) In Calgary we also need a City Development Permit if pond exceeds 600mm. Good luck with your project!

Report your suspicions to your local fish and wildlife office, let them take a look.

When I started keeping cichlids the best advice I got from the members here was to alter the landscape when ever I added new fish and to use dither fish - top tank level fast swimmers - to distract the cichlids and reduce aggression. I started out using Giant Dianos and now I use Rainbow fish... works great!

Not a big fan of cats in my neigbourhood running loose and crapping everywhere in my garden... please let me know if you get the 12ft feline eating mutant...we can work out a deal lol

Welcome! :welcome: Lots of knowledgable people here, and yes a lot of great deals on livestock and equipment.

I've had luck raising male GT's with most african and south american chichlids... just don't add a female ... once they lay eggs they attack anything in range... and put the run on the much larger male as well. I've had a female GT attack my hand when working on a tank. Never tried to add smaller chichlids to a larger male GT's so no idea how that will workout. I'd definitely re-shuffle the tank decorations as you add the new fish, that may jumble the territories enough to reduce aggression. Good luck!

Great looking set up! I'm going to have to get my wife to realize we just need bigger tanks....lol

Just remember if the glass guys are going to silicone it for you that they need to ensure they are not using the normal, mildue resistant silicone, it will leach chemicals into your tank. The aquarium grade is easily available and will ensure you don't have that problem.

Likely the source, perhaps add a quaranteen tank for future purchases? I just not sure how long is a "safe" quaranteen time.

The cage pops up to let you know it needs cleaning cause the flow is down. I used to have the overflow problem too - then started using the AC's leveling part (black tab like thing that slots into the bottom of the filter) sometimes with some foam padding to tilt the filter more toward my tank instead of just level. When the cage pops up it seems to keep the water that otherwise overflows down the outside of the tank from doing that, instead it just falls into the tank. Good luck!

Welcome to Alberta Aquatica! :welcome: :welcome:

I live nearby and will look at them later today. I've offered to adopt the grey stripped but I will take some better pics as well. Hal